Can a tenant appeal an eviction?

An RTDRS order can be corrected or clarified within 30 days, and set aside or varied within 20 days. An appeal goes to the Court of King's Bench on a question of law or jurisdiction only, within 30 days after the order is filed, and that decision is final. An appeal does not stop the order unless the court orders a stay. An order of the Alberta Court of Justice can be appealed to the Court of King's Bench within 30 days.

Before an order exists, a tenant can object in writing, with reasons, to a 14-day notice that is not about unpaid rent. The landlord must then apply, and the tenant may stay until an order is made. A 24-hour notice has no objection procedure. A notice for a reason that is not on the allowed list has no effect.

A tenant who did not dispute the notice in time is treated as accepting the eviction, and the landlord can seek an order of possession by direct request. If the tenant disputes and loses, the arbitrator must grant an order of possession when the notice is in proper form. A decision is final and binding. The only internal option is a review: 2 days for an order of possession (fee $50), on grounds of being unable to attend for reasons beyond your control, new relevant evidence, or fraud. Disagreeing with the decision is not a ground, and only one review is allowed per proceeding.

Outside the RTB, a petition for judicial review can be filed in the BC Supreme Court within 60 days. The landlord enforces the order with a writ of possession and a court bailiff; the police do not evict.

A tenant can appeal to the Residential Tenancies Commission within 7 days for an order of possession, or 14 days for other orders. The chief commissioner can allow more time. A tenant who missed a non-payment hearing needs the Commission's leave to appeal, which is available only if they could not reasonably attend or the order rested on false or misleading information.

An appeal stays the order. The Commission may confirm, vary or rescind it, and the Act says a decision is not subject to appeal or review by any court. A tenant who wants to fight a notice does not file a form: the case is argued at the hearing, and the Branch will not grant possession on an invalid notice.

Inside the Office of Residential Tenancies, a tenant can ask for a correction or clarification within 15 days (fee $50). A rehearing is possible if the order was made without hearing from the person or they did not get notice. An appeal to the Court of King's Bench on a question of law or jurisdiction must be filed within 30 days after the order is signed and dated, and weekends and holidays count. The court filing fee is $100, and filing stays enforcement.

A tenant appealing a rent-based writ of possession must first deposit one month's rent with the director. To fight a notice for other cause, a caretaker or the landlord's own use, the tenant disputes it in writing to the landlord within 15 days.

A tenant can file a Request to Review within 15 days (fee $58) for orders made on or after July 1, 2026; the limit was 30 days for older orders. A late request needs a Request to Extend Deadline. If an order was made without a hearing, a tenant can move to set it aside within 10 days, and filing on time stays the order. An appeal to the Divisional Court must be filed within 30 days and only on a question of law; filing stays the order.

Most tenants do better by fighting the notice. A tenant served with an N12 does not have to leave, and the Board must consider relief from eviction at every hearing. It must refuse an eviction in listed cases, for example retaliation or a serious breach by the landlord.

A tenant can ask a judge of the Court of King's Bench to review a residential tenancies officer's decision. The application must be made within 7 days after notice of the decision or service of the order, on a question of jurisdiction or an error of law only. A judge may extend the time, and applying stays the order. There is no appeal on the facts.

Earlier in the process, a tenant has 15 days to dispute in writing a notice that gives a listed reason, such as the landlord or close family moving in. If the tenant does nothing, silence counts as acceptance. Staying in the unit alone is not a dispute. For unpaid rent, paying within 7 days cancels the notice.

A tenant can appeal a Director's order to the Small Claims Court within 10 days, which is a new hearing. The Small Claims Court decides within 14 days. A further appeal to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia is possible only for jurisdictional error, error of law or breach of natural justice. A mediated settlement is binding and cannot be appealed. After the 10-day appeal period, the order can be made a Small Claims Court order, which the sheriff enforces.

Before an order, a tenant served with a notice for unpaid rent has 10 days to pay or apply to set it aside. For other breach notices the tenant can apply to set the notice aside, and the Act sets no deadline and no deemed acceptance. For application-based grounds there is no notice to dispute, so the tenant answers at the hearing.

A tenant can ask the Director in writing within 15 days to correct or clarify an order. An appeal to IRAC (the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission) must be filed within 20 days, or within 7 days for a vacate order for non-payment or cause. Serving the appeal stays the order. IRAC hears it within 30 days as a full re-hearing, by teleconference. An order under $50 cannot be appealed. A further appeal to the Court of Appeal is possible within 15 days, on a question of law only.

Before an order, a tenant disputes a notice on Form 2A: within 10 days for rent, cause and end-of-employment notices, and within one month for landlord's use, sale, demolition, conversion and renovation notices. Missing the deadline means the tenant is treated as accepting the end date.

The Act has no internal review, and only administrative errors in an order can be amended. A tenant can appeal to the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador on a question of jurisdiction or law, not later than 30 days after a copy of the order is provided.

There is no "dispute within a set number of days" rule for ordinary notices. A tenant who thinks a notice is invalid can ask the director to decide its validity and attach a copy of the notice. If the tenant does nothing, the landlord must still apply, and the hearing cannot be before the termination date. A retaliation claim must be filed within one month.